Food Contamination Lawyers

Our lawyers handle cases involving injuries and illnesses from food contaminated by E. coli, Salmonella, Listeria and other bacteria and viruses. We have the experience and resources to take on the largest corporation and insurance companies in the interest of getting justice and proper financial compensation for our injured clients.

Tropical Smoothie Cafe has been linked to a Hepatitis A outbreak that has sickened at least 109 people in Virginia, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, West Virginia and Wisconsin. At least 39 of those sickened in the outbreak required hospitalization. The outbreak, which is being investigated by the CDC, FDA and several state public health organizations, is believed to be linked to frozen strawberries from Egypt.

The New Mexico Department of Health has reported that a Salmonella Poona outbreak linked to Mexican cucumbers has sickened more than 300 people from 27 states. Among those people, at least 53 were hospitalized. A separate statement from the California Department of Public Health reported that the Salmonella outbreak was tied to at least one death.

Officials with the Maricopa County Department of Public Health report that at least nine people have been sickened due to eating raw ground tuna contaminated by salmonella. Three of those individuals were hospitalized. According to health officials, the nine people became ill between April 3 and April 16. All of them consumed ground tuna at multiple restaurants in the Valley. Officials believe a food distributor is the source of the contamination, but they have not traced it back to a specific company.

The outbreak is linked to two events held at the Windmill Winery on March 18 and 19, 2015. PCPHSD has identified the catering company that prepared the food as Kiss the Chef. Thomas Schyer, the Director of PCPHSD, reported that the caterer was operating illegally as the kitchen it utilized to prepare the food "was not authorized to be cooked in." Additionally, Windmill Winery had exceeded its legally permissible level of food preparation. The PCPHSD considers each of these acts to be "serious violations" of relevant laws and regulations governing food preparation.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting that at least seven deaths may may be linked to a listeria outbreak involving caramel apples. The CDC reports that 31 people have been hospitalized across 11 states.

Among the people who became sick, ten were pregnant. Pregnant women are ten times more likely to develop listeriosis.

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Food Contamination Cases

Blue Bell Creamery has recalled its ice cream, sherbet, frozen yogurt and frozen snacks following the discovery of a strain of listeria in two of its production facilities and in some ice cream in an Oklahoma hospital.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting that at least seven deaths may be linked to a listeria outbreak involving caramel apples. The CDC reports that 31 people have been hospitalized across 11 states.

Food Contamination News

Officials with the Maricopa County Department of Public Health report that at least nine people have been sickened due to eating raw ground tuna contaminated by salmonella. Three of those individuals were hospitalized.

On April 3, 2015, I wrote about a Salmonella outbreak linked to Windmill Winery in Florence, Arizona. At the time, the Pinal County Public Health Services District ("PCPHSD") reported that at least 22 people had been affected. Today, the agency increased that count to 38 people, at least four of whom required hospitalization.

A salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 22 people may be tied to Windmill Winery in Florence, Arizona. According to the Pinal County Public Health Services District (PCPHSD), at least 22 people who attended a wedding at Windmill Winery on March 19 reportedly have fallen ill. At least four of the wedding attendees have been hospitalized.

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